End Rape on Campus (EROC) is a survivor advocacy organization dedicated to ending sexual violence through survivor support, public education, and policy and legislative reform.

We provide free, direct assistance to all survivors of gender-based and sexual violence on campus interested in filing federal complaints, organizing for change, or drawing public attention to hold their schools accountable.

We have assisted hundreds of students at dozens of schools file Title IX, Clery Act, and other civil rights complaints to seek justice and reform.

Sexual violence can jeopardize a person’s economic well-being and can lead to homelessness, unemployment, interrupted education, and mental and physical health issues.

32% of homeless youth reported having been sexually assaulted, 15% after living on the streets (Greco & Dawgert, 2007)

61% of homeless girls and 16% of homeless boys reported having been sexually abused before leaving home (Greco & Dawgert, 2007)

32% of women, 27% of men, and 38% of transgender people who are homeless or marginally housed reported either physical or sexual victimization in the previous year. Sexual assault was reported by 11.9% of transgender people, 9.4% of women, and 1.4% of men (Greco & Dawgert, 2007)

The Cost of Surviving Rape

Rape is the most costly of all crimes to its victims, with total estimated costs at $127 billion a year -- which does not count child abuse -- in the U.S.

50% of survivors lost their jobs or were forced to quit in the year following their assault.

Violence and abuse constitutes up to 37.5% of total U.S. health care costs.

One study found, 15% of women rape survivors GPA fell below 2.5, compared to 6% of those who were not raped; 8% of survivors raped in high school reported that their first college semester GPA fell below a 2.5, compared to 3% of those who were not raped in high school.

Campus survivors experience a range of education-related financial burdens as a result of sexual violence including decline in academic performance which can lead to financial aid and scholarship loss, academic probation, taking time off and dropping out, and long-term impact on employment and graduate school opportunities.